While Lolita is famous for being written in a way meant to evoke sympathy for the monster, its meant to fall apart once you realize the deceit. The Collector on the other hand, keeps that focus on how pitiful the monster is to the point even the characters have trouble mustering up enough hate and anger for him. While its no surprise to anyone now, back in the 60s when it was written the idea of such a meek beta being that dangerous was quite novel. And it still is to the extent of his character, because he truly is incredibly sad more than evil.
On the flip side, its also famous for inspiring 3 separate American serial killers. The author had to testify in court at least once about it. Apparently its plot of "abduct and hold them until they love you" is quite appealing to the psychotic. There was also a movie back in the day, but I haven't seen it.
The Collector by John Fowles
While Lolita is famous for being written in a way meant to evoke sympathy for the monster, its meant to fall apart once you realize the deceit. The Collector on the other hand, keeps that focus on how pitiful the monster is to the point even the characters have trouble mustering up enough hate and anger for him. While its no surprise to anyone now, back in the 60s when it was written the idea of such a meek beta being that dangerous was quite novel. And it still is to the extent of his character, because he truly is incredibly sad more than evil.
On the flip side, its also famous for inspiring 3 separate American serial killers. The author had to testify in court at least once about it. Apparently its plot of "abduct and hold them until they love you" is quite appealing to the psychotic. There was also a movie back in the day, but I haven't seen it.